diff --git a/backend/src/event-handlers/bot-commands.js b/backend/src/event-handlers/bot-commands.js
index 6674bab..4819883 100644
--- a/backend/src/event-handlers/bot-commands.js
+++ b/backend/src/event-handlers/bot-commands.js
@@ -5,13 +5,15 @@ const {
   appState,
   proposalEventIds,
 } = require('../util/db');
-const { submitRollup, resetBatch } = require('./rollup');
+const { submitRollup } = require('./rollup');
+const { resetBatchItems } = require('./rollup/batch-items');
 
 const {
   BOT_INSTANCE_ID,
   ETH_NETWORK,
 } = process.env;
 
+// TODO: Refactor into separate files
 const handleCommand = async (client, roomId, event) => {
   // Don't handle unhelpful events (ones that aren't text messages, are redacted, or sent by us)
   if (event.content?.msgtype !== 'm.text') return;
@@ -43,6 +45,7 @@ const handleCommand = async (client, roomId, event) => {
     try {
       const proposalEventId = await proposalEventIds.get(proposalIndex);
       const proposalEventUri = `https://matrix.to/#/${roomId}/${proposalEventId}`;
+      // TODO: Send HTML message
       const content = {
         body: `Proposal ${proposalIndex}: ${proposalEventUri}`,
         msgtype: 'm.text',
@@ -67,7 +70,7 @@ const handleCommand = async (client, roomId, event) => {
     console.log(`!resetBatch roomId ${roomId} instanceId ${instanceId}`);
     if (instanceId === BOT_INSTANCE_ID) {
       console.log('!resetBatch');
-      const batchItems = await resetBatch();
+      const batchItems = await resetBatchItems();
       await client.replyText(roomId, event, `Reset batch, now contains ${batchItems.length} items`);
     }
   }
diff --git a/backend/src/event-handlers/proposals-notifier.js b/backend/src/event-handlers/proposals-notifier.js
index 3581260..117b483 100644
--- a/backend/src/event-handlers/proposals-notifier.js
+++ b/backend/src/event-handlers/proposals-notifier.js
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ const start = () => {
     console.log('post.content:', post.content);
 
     // Send matrix room event
+    // TODO: Send HTML message
     let message = `Proposal ${proposalIndex}\n\n${post.content}`;
     if (post.embeddedData && Object.entries(post.embeddedData).length) {
       message += `\n\n${JSON.stringify(post.embeddedData, null, 2)}`;
diff --git a/backend/src/event-handlers/rollup/batch-items.js b/backend/src/event-handlers/rollup/batch-items.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..25e1a79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/event-handlers/rollup/batch-items.js
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+const { rollup } = require('../../util/contracts');
+const { applicationData, matrixPools } = require('../../util/db');
+const read = require('../../util/forum/read');
+const { initiateMatrixPool } = require('./matrix-pools/initiate');
+
+let batchItems;
+
+const initializeBatchItems = async () => {
+  try {
+    batchItems = await applicationData.get('batchItems');
+  } catch (e) {
+    batchItems = [];
+  }
+};
+
+const getBatchItems = () => batchItems;
+
+const addBatchItem = async (postId) => {
+  batchItems.push(postId);
+  await applicationData.put('batchItems', batchItems);
+};
+
+const clearBatchItems = async (itemsToClear) => {
+  batchItems = batchItems.filter((item) => !itemsToClear.includes(item));
+  await applicationData.put('batchItems', batchItems);
+};
+
+const resetBatchItems = async () => {
+  batchItems = [];
+  // Read from Rollup.items
+  const itemCount = await rollup.itemCount();
+  const promises = [];
+  for (let i = 0; i < itemCount; i += 1) {
+    promises.push(rollup.items(i));
+  }
+  const batchItemsInfo = await Promise.all(promises);
+  batchItems = batchItemsInfo.map((x) => x.postId);
+  await applicationData.put('batchItems', batchItems);
+
+  // Make sure there's a matrix pool for each batch item.
+  // If there's not, then let's start one.
+  await Promise.each(batchItemsInfo, async ({ postId, sender, fee }) => {
+    let post;
+    try {
+      post = await read(postId);
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.error(`Post ID ${postId} not found`);
+      return;
+    }
+    try {
+      await matrixPools.get(postId);
+    } catch (e) {
+      await initiateMatrixPool(postId, post, sender, fee);
+    }
+  });
+  return batchItems;
+};
+
+module.exports = {
+  initializeBatchItems,
+  getBatchItems,
+  addBatchItem,
+  clearBatchItems,
+  resetBatchItems,
+};
diff --git a/backend/src/event-handlers/rollup/batch-worker.js b/backend/src/event-handlers/rollup/batch-worker.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..39cb269
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/event-handlers/rollup/batch-worker.js
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+const { rollup, wallet } = require('../../util/contracts');
+
+let batchWorker;
+
+const getCurrentBatchWorker = () => batchWorker;
+
+const initializeBatchWorker = async () => {
+  batchWorker = await rollup.batchWorker();
+
+  console.log('At startup, batch worker:', batchWorker);
+
+  rollup.on('BatchWorkerAssigned', async (batchWorker_) => {
+    batchWorker = batchWorker_;
+    console.log('Batch worker assigned:', batchWorker);
+    if (batchWorker === await wallet.getAddress()) {
+      console.log('This instance is the new batch worker');
+    }
+  });
+};
+
+const setBatchWorker = (batchWorker_) => {
+  batchWorker = batchWorker_;
+};
+
+module.exports = {
+  getCurrentBatchWorker,
+  initializeBatchWorker,
+  setBatchWorker,
+};
diff --git a/backend/src/event-handlers/rollup/compute-author-weights.js b/backend/src/event-handlers/rollup/compute-author-weights.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d8b992
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/event-handlers/rollup/compute-author-weights.js
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+const read = require('../../util/forum/read');
+const { matrixPools } = require('../../util/db');
+
+const computeAuthorWeights = async (batchItems_) => {
+  const weights = {};
+  await Promise.each(batchItems_, async (postId) => {
+    const post = await read(postId);
+    const matrixPool = await matrixPools.get(postId);
+    const { fee, result: { votePasses, quorumMet } } = matrixPool;
+    post.authors.forEach(({ authorAddress, weightPPM }) => {
+      weights[authorAddress] = weights[authorAddress] ?? 0;
+      if (votePasses && quorumMet) {
+        // scale by matrix pool outcome and strength
+        weights[authorAddress] += weightPPM * fee;
+      }
+      // TODO: Rewards for policing
+      // TODO: Propagation via references
+    });
+  });
+  // Rescale author weights so they sum to 1000000
+  const sumOfWeights = Object.values(weights).reduce((t, v) => t + v, 0);
+  const scaledWeights = Object.values(weights)
+    .map((weight) => Math.floor((weight * 1000000) / sumOfWeights));
+  const sumOfScaledWeights = Object.values(scaledWeights).reduce((t, v) => t + v, 0);
+  scaledWeights[0] += 1000000 - sumOfScaledWeights;
+  const authors = Object.keys(weights)
+    .map((authorAddress, i) => ({ authorAddress, weightPPM: scaledWeights[i] }));
+  return authors;
+};
+
+module.exports = computeAuthorWeights;
diff --git a/backend/src/event-handlers/rollup/compute-matrix-pool-result.js b/backend/src/event-handlers/rollup/compute-matrix-pool-result.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f838ed4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/event-handlers/rollup/compute-matrix-pool-result.js
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+const {
+  dao,
+} = require('../../util/contracts');
+
+const computeMatrixPoolResult = async (matrixPool) => {
+  // This should already contain all the info we need to evaluate the outcome
+  const { stakes, quorum, winRatio } = matrixPool;
+  const stakedFor = stakes
+    .filter((x) => x.inFavor)
+    .reduce((total, { amount }) => total + amount, 0);
+  const stakedAgainst = stakes
+    .filter((x) => !x.inFavor)
+    .reduce((total, { amount }) => total + amount, 0);
+  const votePasses = stakedFor * winRatio[1] >= (stakedFor + stakedAgainst) * winRatio[0];
+  const totalSupply = Number(await dao.totalSupply());
+  const quorumMet = (stakedFor + stakedAgainst) * quorum[1] >= totalSupply * quorum[0];
+  const result = {
+    stakedFor, stakedAgainst, totalSupply, votePasses, quorumMet,
+  };
+  return result;
+};
+
+module.exports = computeMatrixPoolResult;
diff --git a/backend/src/event-handlers/rollup/config.js b/backend/src/event-handlers/rollup/config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe1e207
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/event-handlers/rollup/config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+const {
+  ROLLUP_BATCH_SIZE,
+  ROLLUP_AVAILABILITY_STAKE_DURATION,
+} = process.env;
+
+module.exports = {
+  rollupBatchSize: ROLLUP_BATCH_SIZE || 10,
+  availabilityStakeDuration: ROLLUP_AVAILABILITY_STAKE_DURATION || 600,
+};
diff --git a/backend/src/event-handlers/rollup/index.js b/backend/src/event-handlers/rollup/index.js
index 39cdd29..8bdcaaa 100644
--- a/backend/src/event-handlers/rollup/index.js
+++ b/backend/src/event-handlers/rollup/index.js
@@ -1,248 +1,24 @@
-const Promise = require('bluebird');
-const { v4: uuidv4 } = require('uuid');
 const { isEqual } = require('lodash');
 
 const { registerDecider } = require('../validation-pools');
-const { registerMatrixEventHandler, sendMatrixEvent, sendMatrixText } = require('../../matrix-bot');
+const { registerMatrixEventHandler, sendMatrixText } = require('../../matrix-bot');
 const { matrixPools, matrixUserToAuthorAddress, applicationData } = require('../../util/db');
 const {
-  rollup, wallet, work2, dao,
+  rollup, wallet,
 } = require('../../util/contracts');
 const read = require('../../util/forum/read');
-const write = require('../../util/forum/write');
-const addPostWithRetry = require('../../util/add-post-with-retry');
-const callWithRetry = require('../../util/call-contract-method-with-retry');
-
+const { availabilityStakeDuration } = require('./config');
 const {
-  ROLLUP_BATCH_SIZE,
-  ROLLUP_AVAILABILITY_STAKE_DURATION,
-} = process.env;
+  stakeRollupAvailability, getBatchPostAuthorWeights, authorsMatch, validatePost,
+} = require('./utils');
+const computeMatrixPoolResult = require('./compute-matrix-pool-result');
+const { initializeBatchItems } = require('./batch-items');
+const submitRollup = require('./submit-rollup');
+const { getCurrentBatchWorker, initializeBatchWorker } = require('./batch-worker');
+const { initiateMatrixPool } = require('./matrix-pools/initiate');
 
-const rollupBatchSize = ROLLUP_BATCH_SIZE || 10;
-const availabilityStakeDuration = ROLLUP_AVAILABILITY_STAKE_DURATION || 600;
-
-let batchWorker;
 let batchItems;
 
-const stakeRollupAvailability = async () => {
-  const currentRep = await dao.balanceOf(await wallet.getAddress());
-  if (currentRep) {
-    await callWithRetry(() => dao.stakeAvailability(
-      rollup.target,
-      currentRep,
-      availabilityStakeDuration,
-    ));
-  }
-};
-
-const getBatchPostAuthorWeights = async (batchItems_) => {
-  const weights = {};
-  await Promise.each(batchItems_, async (postId) => {
-    const post = await read(postId);
-    const matrixPool = await matrixPools.get(postId);
-    const { fee, result: { votePasses, quorumMet } } = matrixPool;
-    post.authors.forEach(({ authorAddress, weightPPM }) => {
-      weights[authorAddress] = weights[authorAddress] ?? 0;
-      if (votePasses && quorumMet) {
-        // scale by matrix pool outcome and strength
-        weights[authorAddress] += weightPPM * fee;
-      }
-      // TODO: Rewards for policing
-      // TODO: Propagation via references
-    });
-  });
-  // Rescale author weights so they sum to 1000000
-  const sumOfWeights = Object.values(weights).reduce((t, v) => t + v, 0);
-  const scaledWeights = Object.values(weights)
-    .map((weight) => Math.floor((weight * 1000000) / sumOfWeights));
-  const sumOfScaledWeights = Object.values(scaledWeights).reduce((t, v) => t + v, 0);
-  scaledWeights[0] += 1000000 - sumOfScaledWeights;
-  const authors = Object.keys(weights)
-    .map((authorAddress, i) => ({ authorAddress, weightPPM: scaledWeights[i] }));
-  return authors;
-};
-
-const submitRollup = async () => {
-  if (!batchItems.length) {
-    return { batchItems: [] };
-  }
-  const authors = await getBatchPostAuthorWeights(batchItems);
-  // TODO: Compute citations as aggregate of the citations of posts in the batch
-  const citations = [];
-  const content = `Batch of ${batchItems.length} items`;
-  const embeddedData = {
-    batchItems,
-    nonce: uuidv4().replaceAll('-', ''),
-  };
-  const sender = await wallet.getAddress();
-  const contentToVerify = `${content}\n\n${JSON.stringify(embeddedData, null, 2)}`;
-  const signature = await wallet.signMessage(contentToVerify);
-  // Write to the forum database
-  const { hash: batchPostId } = await write({
-    sender, authors, citations, content, embeddedData, signature,
-  });
-  // Add rollup post on-chain
-  await addPostWithRetry(authors, batchPostId, citations);
-  // Stake our availability to be the next rollup worker
-  await stakeRollupAvailability();
-  // Call Rollup.submitBatch
-  console.log('Submitting batch', { batchPostId, batchItems, authors });
-  const poolDuration = 60;
-  await callWithRetry(() => rollup.submitBatch(batchPostId, batchItems, poolDuration));
-  // Send matrix event
-  await sendMatrixEvent('io.dgov.rollup.submit', { batchPostId, batchItems, authors });
-  // Clear the batch in preparation for next batch
-  batchItems = [];
-  await applicationData.put('batchItems', batchItems);
-  return {
-    batchPostId,
-    batchItems,
-    authors,
-  };
-};
-
-const evaluateMatrixPoolOutcome = async (postId, { dryRun } = {}) => {
-  const matrixPool = await matrixPools.get(postId);
-  // This should already contain all the info we need to evaluate the outcome
-  const { stakes, quorum, winRatio } = matrixPool;
-  const stakedFor = stakes
-    .filter((x) => x.inFavor)
-    .reduce((total, { amount }) => total + amount, 0);
-  const stakedAgainst = stakes
-    .filter((x) => !x.inFavor)
-    .reduce((total, { amount }) => total + amount, 0);
-  const votePasses = stakedFor * winRatio[1] >= (stakedFor + stakedAgainst) * winRatio[0];
-  const totalSupply = Number(await dao.totalSupply());
-  const quorumMet = (stakedFor + stakedAgainst) * quorum[1] >= totalSupply * quorum[0];
-  const result = {
-    stakedFor, stakedAgainst, totalSupply, votePasses, quorumMet,
-  };
-  if (!dryRun) {
-    console.log(`Matrix pool for post ${postId} outcome evaluated`, result);
-    matrixPool.result = result;
-    await matrixPools.put(postId, matrixPool);
-    sendMatrixEvent('io.dgov.pool.result', { postId, result });
-
-    batchItems.push(postId);
-    await applicationData.put('batchItems', batchItems);
-
-    let submitBatch = false;
-    if (batchWorker === '0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000') {
-      // If there's no batch worker, we should stake our availability
-      // and then submit the batch immediately.
-      console.log('There is no batch worker assigned. Staking availability and submitting first batch.');
-      submitBatch = true;
-    } else if (batchWorker === await wallet.getAddress()) {
-      // If we are the batch worker, we should wait an appropriate amout of time /
-      // number of matrix pools before submitting a batch.
-      if (batchItems.length === rollupBatchSize) {
-        console.log(`Batch size = ${batchItems.length}. Submitting batch.`);
-        submitBatch = true;
-      }
-    }
-    if (submitBatch) {
-      await stakeRollupAvailability();
-      await submitRollup();
-    }
-  }
-  return result;
-};
-
-const authorsMatch = async (authors, expectedAuthors) => {
-  if (expectedAuthors.length !== authors.length) return false;
-  return authors.every(({ authorAddress, weightPPM }) => {
-    const expectedAuthor = expectedAuthors.find((x) => x.authorAddress === authorAddress);
-    return weightPPM === expectedAuthor.weightPPM;
-  });
-};
-
-const validateWorkEvidence = async (sender, post) => {
-  let valid = false;
-  if (sender === work2.target) {
-    const expectedContent = 'This is a work evidence post';
-    valid = post.content.startsWith(expectedContent);
-  }
-  console.log(`Work evidence ${valid ? 'matched' : 'did not match'} the expected content`);
-  return valid;
-};
-
-const validatePost = async ({
-  sender, post, postId, roomId, eventId, ...params
-}) => {
-  const currentRep = Number(await dao.balanceOf(await wallet.getAddress()));
-  const valid = await validateWorkEvidence(sender, post);
-  const stake = { amount: currentRep, account: await wallet.getAddress(), inFavor: valid };
-  sendMatrixEvent('io.dgov.pool.stake', { postId, amount: currentRep, inFavor: valid });
-  const matrixPool = {
-    postId,
-    roomId,
-    eventId,
-    ...params,
-    stakes: [stake],
-  };
-  console.log('matrixPool', matrixPool);
-  await matrixPools.put(postId, matrixPool);
-};
-
-const initiateMatrixPool = async (postId, post, sender, fee) => {
-  const duration = 20;
-  const quorum = [1, 3];
-  const winRatio = [1, 2];
-  const params = {
-    sender,
-    fee: Number(fee),
-    duration,
-    quorum,
-    winRatio,
-  };
-
-  console.log('sending matrix pool start event');
-  const { roomId, eventId } = await sendMatrixEvent('io.dgov.pool.start', {
-    postId,
-    ...params,
-  });
-  console.log('sent matrix pool start event');
-  // Register our own stake and send a message
-  await validatePost({
-    sender, post, postId, roomId, eventId, ...params,
-  });
-
-  // Since we're assuming responsibility as the batch worker,
-  // set a timeout to evaulate the outcome
-  setTimeout(() => evaluateMatrixPoolOutcome(postId), duration * 1000);
-};
-
-const resetBatch = async () => {
-  batchItems = [];
-  // Read from Rollup.items
-  const itemCount = await rollup.itemCount();
-  const promises = [];
-  for (let i = 0; i < itemCount; i += 1) {
-    promises.push(rollup.items(i));
-  }
-  const batchItemsInfo = await Promise.all(promises);
-  batchItems = batchItemsInfo.map((x) => x.postId);
-  await applicationData.put('batchItems', batchItems);
-
-  // Make sure there's a matrix pool for each batch item.
-  // If there's not, then let's start one.
-  await Promise.each(batchItemsInfo, async ({ postId, sender, fee }) => {
-    let post;
-    try {
-      post = await read(postId);
-    } catch (e) {
-      console.error(`Post ID ${postId} not found`);
-      return;
-    }
-    try {
-      await matrixPools.get(postId);
-    } catch (e) {
-      await initiateMatrixPool(postId, post, sender, fee);
-    }
-  });
-  return batchItems;
-};
-
 const start = async () => {
   console.log('registering validation pool decider for rollup');
   registerDecider(async (pool, post) => {
@@ -268,6 +44,7 @@ const start = async () => {
   });
 
   // Even if we're not the current batch worker, keep track of batch items
+  initializeBatchItems();
   try {
     batchItems = await applicationData.get('batchItems');
   } catch (e) {
@@ -275,24 +52,16 @@ const start = async () => {
   }
 
   // Check for an assigned batch worker
-  batchWorker = await rollup.batchWorker();
-  console.log('At startup, batch worker:', batchWorker);
+  await initializeBatchWorker();
 
   // Stake availability and set an interval to maintain it
   await stakeRollupAvailability();
   setInterval(stakeRollupAvailability, availabilityStakeDuration * 1000);
 
-  rollup.on('BatchWorkerAssigned', async (batchWorker_) => {
-    batchWorker = batchWorker_;
-    console.log('Batch worker assigned:', batchWorker);
-    if (batchWorker === await wallet.getAddress()) {
-      console.log('This instance is the new batch worker');
-    }
-  });
-
   /// `sender` is the address that called Rollup.addItem on chain, i.e. the Work2 contract.
   rollup.on('BatchItemAdded', async (postId, sender, fee) => {
     // If we are the batch worker or there is no batch worker, initiate a matrix pool
+    const batchWorker = getCurrentBatchWorker();
     if (batchWorker === await wallet.getAddress()
       || batchWorker === '0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000') {
       let post;
@@ -378,7 +147,7 @@ const start = async () => {
           break;
         }
         // Compare batch worker's result with ours to verify and provide early warning
-        const expectedResult = await evaluateMatrixPoolOutcome(postId, { dryRun: true });
+        const expectedResult = await computeMatrixPoolResult(matrixPool);
         if (!isEqual(result, expectedResult)) {
           sendMatrixText(`Unexpected result for matrix pool, for post ${postId}. Result sent by ${event.sender}\n\n`
             + `received ${JSON.stringify(result)}\n`
@@ -420,5 +189,4 @@ const start = async () => {
 module.exports = {
   start,
   submitRollup,
-  resetBatch,
 };
diff --git a/backend/src/event-handlers/rollup/matrix-pools/evaluate.js b/backend/src/event-handlers/rollup/matrix-pools/evaluate.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b421f16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/event-handlers/rollup/matrix-pools/evaluate.js
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+const { sendMatrixEvent } = require('../../../matrix-bot');
+const { wallet } = require('../../../util/contracts');
+const { matrixPools } = require('../../../util/db');
+const { addBatchItem, getBatchItems } = require('../batch-items');
+const { getCurrentBatchWorker } = require('../batch-worker');
+const computeMatrixPoolResult = require('../compute-matrix-pool-result');
+const { rollupBatchSize } = require('../config');
+const submitRollup = require('../submit-rollup');
+const { stakeRollupAvailability } = require('../utils');
+
+const evaluateMatrixPoolOutcome = async (postId) => {
+  const matrixPool = await matrixPools.get(postId);
+  const result = await computeMatrixPoolResult(matrixPool);
+  console.log(`Matrix pool for post ${postId} outcome evaluated`, result);
+  matrixPool.result = result;
+  await matrixPools.put(postId, matrixPool);
+  sendMatrixEvent('io.dgov.pool.result', { postId, result });
+
+  await addBatchItem(postId);
+
+  let submitBatch = false;
+  const batchWorker = getCurrentBatchWorker();
+  if (batchWorker === '0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000') {
+    // If there's no batch worker, we should stake our availability
+    // and then submit the batch immediately.
+    console.log('There is no batch worker assigned. Staking availability and submitting first batch.');
+    submitBatch = true;
+  } else if (batchWorker === await wallet.getAddress()) {
+    // If we are the batch worker, we should wait an appropriate amout of time /
+    // number of matrix pools before submitting a batch.
+    const batchItems = getBatchItems();
+    if (batchItems.length === rollupBatchSize) {
+      console.log(`Batch size = ${batchItems.length}. Submitting batch.`);
+      submitBatch = true;
+    }
+  }
+  if (submitBatch) {
+    await stakeRollupAvailability();
+    await submitRollup();
+  }
+  return result;
+};
+
+module.exports = evaluateMatrixPoolOutcome;
diff --git a/backend/src/event-handlers/rollup/matrix-pools/initiate.js b/backend/src/event-handlers/rollup/matrix-pools/initiate.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cb0965a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/event-handlers/rollup/matrix-pools/initiate.js
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+const { sendMatrixEvent } = require('../../../matrix-bot');
+const { validatePost } = require('../utils');
+const evaluateMatrixPoolOutcome = require('./evaluate');
+
+const initiateMatrixPool = async (postId, post, sender, fee) => {
+  const duration = 20;
+  const quorum = [1, 3];
+  const winRatio = [1, 2];
+  const params = {
+    sender,
+    fee: Number(fee),
+    duration,
+    quorum,
+    winRatio,
+  };
+
+  console.log('sending matrix pool start event');
+  const { roomId, eventId } = await sendMatrixEvent('io.dgov.pool.start', {
+    postId,
+    ...params,
+  });
+  console.log('sent matrix pool start event');
+  // Register our own stake and send a message
+  await validatePost({
+    sender, post, postId, roomId, eventId, ...params,
+  });
+
+  // Since we're assuming responsibility as the batch worker,
+  // set a timeout to evaulate the outcome
+  setTimeout(
+    () => {
+      evaluateMatrixPoolOutcome(postId);
+    },
+    duration * 1000,
+  );
+};
+
+module.exports = {
+  initiateMatrixPool,
+};
diff --git a/backend/src/event-handlers/rollup/submit-rollup.js b/backend/src/event-handlers/rollup/submit-rollup.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9dc04b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/event-handlers/rollup/submit-rollup.js
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+const { v4: uuidv4 } = require('uuid');
+
+const write = require('../../util/forum/write');
+const addPostWithRetry = require('../../util/add-post-with-retry');
+const callWithRetry = require('../../util/call-with-retry');
+const { getBatchItems, clearBatchItems } = require('./batch-items');
+const computeAuthorWeights = require('./compute-author-weights');
+const { wallet, rollup } = require('../../util/contracts');
+const { sendMatrixEvent } = require('../../matrix-bot');
+const { stakeRollupAvailability } = require('./utils');
+
+const submitRollup = async () => {
+  const batchItems = getBatchItems();
+  if (!batchItems.length) {
+    return { batchItems: [] };
+  }
+  const authors = await computeAuthorWeights(batchItems);
+  // TODO: Compute citations as aggregate of the citations of posts in the batch
+  const citations = [];
+  const content = `Batch of ${batchItems.length} items`;
+  const embeddedData = {
+    batchItems,
+    nonce: uuidv4().replaceAll('-', ''),
+  };
+  const sender = await wallet.getAddress();
+  const contentToVerify = `${content}\n\n${JSON.stringify(embeddedData, null, 2)}`;
+  const signature = await wallet.signMessage(contentToVerify);
+  // Write to the forum database
+  const { hash: batchPostId } = await write({
+    sender, authors, citations, content, embeddedData, signature,
+  });
+  // Add rollup post on-chain
+  await addPostWithRetry(authors, batchPostId, citations);
+  // Stake our availability to be the next rollup worker
+  await stakeRollupAvailability();
+  // Call Rollup.submitBatch
+  console.log('Submitting batch', { batchPostId, batchItems, authors });
+  const poolDuration = 60;
+  await callWithRetry(() => rollup.submitBatch(batchPostId, batchItems, poolDuration));
+  // Send matrix event
+  await sendMatrixEvent('io.dgov.rollup.submit', { batchPostId, batchItems, authors });
+  // Clear the batch in preparation for next batch
+  await clearBatchItems(batchItems);
+  return {
+    batchPostId,
+    batchItems,
+    authors,
+  };
+};
+
+module.exports = submitRollup;
diff --git a/backend/src/event-handlers/rollup/utils.js b/backend/src/event-handlers/rollup/utils.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..65a2662
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/event-handlers/rollup/utils.js
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+const { sendMatrixEvent } = require('../../matrix-bot');
+const callWithRetry = require('../../util/call-with-retry');
+const {
+  rollup, wallet, dao,
+  work2,
+} = require('../../util/contracts');
+const { matrixPools } = require('../../util/db');
+const { availabilityStakeDuration } = require('./config');
+
+const stakeRollupAvailability = async () => {
+  const currentRep = await dao.balanceOf(await wallet.getAddress());
+  if (currentRep) {
+    await callWithRetry(() => dao.stakeAvailability(
+      rollup.target,
+      currentRep,
+      availabilityStakeDuration,
+    ));
+  }
+};
+
+const authorsMatch = async (authors, expectedAuthors) => {
+  if (expectedAuthors.length !== authors.length) return false;
+  return authors.every(({ authorAddress, weightPPM }) => {
+    const expectedAuthor = expectedAuthors.find((x) => x.authorAddress === authorAddress);
+    return weightPPM === expectedAuthor.weightPPM;
+  });
+};
+
+const validateWorkEvidence = async (sender, post) => {
+  let valid = false;
+  if (sender === work2.target) {
+    const expectedContent = 'This is a work evidence post';
+    valid = post.content.startsWith(expectedContent);
+  }
+  console.log(`Work evidence ${valid ? 'matched' : 'did not match'} the expected content`);
+  return valid;
+};
+
+const validatePost = async ({
+  sender, post, postId, roomId, eventId, ...params
+}) => {
+  const currentRep = Number(await dao.balanceOf(await wallet.getAddress()));
+  const valid = await validateWorkEvidence(sender, post);
+  const stake = { amount: currentRep, account: await wallet.getAddress(), inFavor: valid };
+  sendMatrixEvent('io.dgov.pool.stake', { postId, amount: currentRep, inFavor: valid });
+  const matrixPool = {
+    postId,
+    roomId,
+    eventId,
+    ...params,
+    stakes: [stake],
+  };
+  console.log('matrixPool', matrixPool);
+  await matrixPools.put(postId, matrixPool);
+};
+
+module.exports = {
+  stakeRollupAvailability,
+  authorsMatch,
+  validateWorkEvidence,
+  validatePost,
+};
diff --git a/backend/src/util/add-post-with-retry.js b/backend/src/util/add-post-with-retry.js
index 5ba00bf..667be2f 100644
--- a/backend/src/util/add-post-with-retry.js
+++ b/backend/src/util/add-post-with-retry.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const callWithRetry = require('./call-contract-method-with-retry');
+const callWithRetry = require('./call-with-retry');
 const { dao } = require('./contracts');
 
 const addPostWithRetry = async (authors, hash, citations) => {
diff --git a/backend/src/util/call-contract-method-with-retry.js b/backend/src/util/call-with-retry.js
similarity index 100%
rename from backend/src/util/call-contract-method-with-retry.js
rename to backend/src/util/call-with-retry.js